RE: V5R1 Upgrade

[Vern Hamberg <vhamberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joe, maybe you can get them using the Internet PTF ordering method - or did 
you do that? You can get them in downloadable CD images, to burn yourself.

At 12:07 AM 1/23/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> > From: rob@dekko.com
> >
> > > "Joe Pluta" <joepluta@PlutaBrothers.com>
> >
> > > > From: rob@dekko.com
> > > >
> > > > Depends on how old your V4R5 ptf's are.
> >
> > > 03/25/2002, less than a year old
> >
> > "Probably" ok then.
>
> I hope so, because IBM just sent me a note saying they won't even send out
> PTFs for V4R5 anymore.  "Two of your PTF orders were not processed because
> programming services only accepts requests for R510 and R520."  The two not
> processed were my requests for CUM and GRP for R450.  What's really bizarre
> is that the Hipers I requested were dated 01/14/2003 and the HTTP group PTFs
> were dated 01/16/2003.  They're barely a week old, but you can't order them
> anymore.  What's up with THAT?
>
> Actually, the whole concept is confusing.  Is the idea that if you missed
> the cutoff a few weeks ago, you're S-O-L?  Pretty Draconian policy, but not
> surprising given the kinds of decisions they're making these days.  But even
> that doesn't make sense, because if the cutoff was 12/31/2002, then how
> could you get the PTFs that were released last week?
>
> I'm fuzzy on the details, but I think time travel is involved.
>
> Joe